This likely has a great deal to do with the chosen environments, which seem to be little islands cast adrift in space. In all honesty, Silicon Valley feels more like Banjo-Kazooie (or one of Rare's other N64 platformers) than it does a trip through the gritty world of car-jacking. However, you'd be a world class idiot if you're expecting a lot of parallels between the two.

I believe Grand Theft Auto 3, the game that propelled them to the fame we all dream of, was their successor to Space Station: Silicon Valley. I mentioned that the people behind this game also made Grand Theft Auto. I guess that's all that matters in the end. But I do know it's fun, and I do know I'm anxious to tell you all about it. I don't understand the connection, and there are times I don't even understand the game itself. It's this sort of humor that we've come to expect from DMA, a developer somehow related to the Grand Theft Auto games. You can almost see the tears drifting down her face, yet you don't care because you're laughing too hard. Suddenly, a rocket crashes out of nowhere and kills one of them. Near the start of Space Station: Silicon Valley for the Nintendo 64, two animals are nearing one another in a romantic interlude filled with hints of forbidden love. In fact, such tasks would be nearly impossible for you, since your form is roughly equivalent to a waffle maker with legs.' You don't just bounce merrily up the side of a hill, or ride an ostrich, or put on the magical cape and feather hat. Though this may sound like just another fetch quest, it feels like so much more thanks to intuitive execution.

'Rather than trying to find all the cheese nuggets on a mountain, or all the geepeepaboos, you are instead trying to reassemble your ship. Space Station: Silicon Valley (Nintendo 64) review

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